US6245941B1 - Reductive alkylation process for the preparation of compounds containing at least two amino groups - Google Patents

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US6245941B1 US08/945,200 US94520098A US6245941B1 US 6245941 B1 US6245941 B1 US 6245941B1 US 94520098 A US94520098 A US 94520098A US 6245941 B1 US6245941 B1 US 6245941B1
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  • the present invention relates to an alkylation process.
  • the present invention relates to a process for alkylating amino acids.
  • the present invention relates to a process for the N-alkylation of amino acids, and especially a process for preparing (S,S)-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid or a salt thereof.
  • Certain compounds having amino acid moieties linked by a group joining their nitrogen atoms have a variety of uses mainly based on their metal chelating properties. Typical examples include their use as corrosion inhibitors, and in detergents, photographic developing solutions, rubber and resin formulations and metal treatments.
  • One particular example is ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (“EDDS”) which has two chiral centres.
  • EDDS ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid
  • S,S-enantiomer of EDDS is preferred because of its biodegradability and its better chelating properties.
  • EDDS is shown in FIG. 1 .
  • Racemic EDDS is usually prepared by the reaction of maleic anhydride with ethylenediamine in NaOH solution, according to the procedure by W. M. Ramsey and C. Kerzerian of the Stauffer Chemical Company, U.S. Pat. No. 3,158,635.
  • (S,S)-EDDS can be manufactured by a variety of different routes.
  • a typical route is the reaction of NaOH with L-aspartic acid and dibromoethane following the protocol of Neal, J. A. and Rose, N. J. (Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 7, No. 11, November 1968, pages 2405-2412, particularly page 2406).
  • this synthetic route is the one that is typically used it is usually difficult to obtain economic yields of (S,S)-EDDS. Furthermore it is difficult to obtain highly pure (S,S)-EDDS.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome the problems associated with the known processes.
  • the present invention seeks to provide a process that enables compounds like EDDS, more especially (S,S)-EDDS, to be prepared in high yields, economic yields and/or high purity.
  • an alkylation process comprising reacting at least a first nitrogen compound and a second nitrogen compound with a carbonyl compound in the presence of a reducing agent to form a product comprising at least two nitrogen groups; wherein the carbonyl compound comprises at least two carbonyl groups, the first nitrogen compound comprises a first nitrogen group reactive with one carbonyl group of the carbonyl compound and the second nitrogen compound comprises a second nitrogen group reactive with the other (or another) carbonyl group of the carbonyl compound, and wherein at least the first nitrogen compound or at least the second nitrogen compound comprises at least one other functional group.
  • the present invention enables compounds like EDDS, more especially (S,S)-EDDS, to be prepared in high yields. It also enables compounds like EDDS, more especially (S,S)-EDDS, to be prepared in economic yields. It also enables compounds like EDDS, more especially (S,S)-EDDS, to be prepared at a high purity.
  • the present invention also provides a reliable process for preparing optically active compounds, such as (S,S)-EDDS, by use of a substantially aqueous reaction medium/media.
  • the present invention provides a process that allows reduction in situ without requiring the need to isolate any intermediates in the reaction process. In some cases the intermediate or intermediates could be isolated, but preferably the intermediate or intermediates is/are not isolated.
  • the first nitrogen compound and/or the second nitrogen compound can comprise more than one additional nitrogen group, which need not be reactive with the carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound.
  • an additional nitrogen compound or additional nitrogen compounds may be reacted.
  • an additional carbonyl compound or additional carbonyl compounds may be reacted, which carbonyl compound or carbonyl compounds can independently comprise one or more carbonyl groups.
  • a mixture of reducing agents may be used in the process of the present invention.
  • at least the first nitrogen compound and/or at least the second nitrogen compound can comprise an additional functional group or additional functional groups. Other reactive compounds may be present in the reaction medium.
  • the first nitrogen group and the second nitrogen group are independently selected from a primary amine group or a secondary amine group.
  • each of the first nitrogen group and the second nitrogen group is a primary amine group, which may be the same or different.
  • the functional group is an acid group.
  • the acid group is a carboxylic acid group.
  • At least the first nitrogen compound or at least the second nitrogen compound comprises at least one chiral centre. More preferably at least the first nitrogen compound and at least the second nitrogen compound comprises at least one chiral centre.
  • the first nitrogen compound or the second nitrogen compound comprises 1-20 carbon atoms, more preferably 1-12 carbon atoms.
  • the first nitrogen compound or the second nitrogen compound is an amino acid.
  • Typical amino acids for use in the process of the present invention include any one or more of the 26 or so naturally occurring amino acids listed in standard textbooks, including the derivatives thereof.
  • the amino acid may be any one or more of a “neutral” amino acid, a “basic” amino acid or an “acidic” amino acid.
  • the amino acid for use in the process of the present invention is not cysteine. This is because this amino acid has an -SH group which could undergo unwanted side reactions.
  • an amino acid having an ⁇ -amino group e.g. aspartic acid
  • an amino acid having a ⁇ -amino group e.g. ⁇ -alanine
  • an amino acid having a ⁇ -amino group e.g. ⁇ -alanine
  • neutral amino acids examples include glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, norleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, serine, cystine, threonine, methionine, di-iodotyrosine, thyroxine, dibromotyrosine, tryptophan, proline and hydroxyproline.
  • Examples of basic amino acids that may be used in the present invention include ornithine, arginine, lysine and histidine.
  • acidic amino acids examples include aspartic acid, glutamic acid and ⁇ -hydroxyglutainic acid.
  • the preferred amino acids for the process of the present invention are those with two carboxyl groups and one amino group—i.e. the acidic amino acids listed above. Aspartic acid and glutamic acid are the most preferred of the three.
  • Specific optical isomers particularly the L-form, are desirable because they increase biodegradability and in some cases, may also improve the chelating effect.
  • the first nitrogen compound or the second nitrogen compound is an acidic amino acid.
  • the first nitrogen compound or the second nitrogen compound is aspartic acid.
  • the first nitrogen compound or the second nitrogen compound is an L-amino acid.
  • the first nitrogen compound or the second nitrogen compound is L-aspartic acid.
  • amino acids may be reacted in the process of the present invention, such as D- or DL- amino acids, for example D-aspartic acid or DL-aspartic acid, to generate corresponding R,R- or racemic products having at least two nitrogen groups, such as R,R- or racemic EDDS.
  • the first nitrogen compound is the same as the second nitrogen compound.
  • At least one of the carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound is an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
  • At least one of the carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound is an aldehyde group or a ketone group, and wherein at least one other of the carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound is an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
  • At least one carbonyl group is an aldehyde group.
  • the carbonyl compound comprises two carbonyl groups—i.e. the carbonyl compound is a di-carbonyl compound.
  • carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound are the same.
  • the carbonyl compound is a di-aldehyde.
  • the carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound are attached to each other or to groups independently selected from any one of saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched or cyclic aliphatic groups (preferably C 1-20 , more preferably C 1-12 ) or aromatic groups (preferably C 1-20 , more preferably C 1-12 ). More preferably the at least two carbonyl groups of the carbonyl compound are attached to each other.
  • the carbonyl compound is glyoxal.
  • the reducing agent is any one of hydrogen and a hydrogenation catalyst, Zn/HCl, sodium cyanoborohydride, sodium borohydride, iron pentacarbonyl and alcoholic KOH, or formic acid, or combinations thereof.
  • the process of the present invention can be conducted at any appropriate pH condition.
  • the process is conducted at a pH in the range of 7-14, more preferably in the range of 9-14 and even more preferably in the range 11-14.
  • the pH may be maintained with alkali (i.e. a base), typically aq. NaOH solution, though a wide variety of water-soluble inorganic and organic bases may be used. In some instances, it will be desirable to add alkali during the reaction.
  • the reaction medium is normally wholly aqueous but the presence of other solvents such as ethanol is not excluded.
  • alkali base
  • alkali may be provided wholly or in part by other components of the reaction medium, particularly when the first nitrogen compound and/or the second nitrogen compound is(are) in salt form.
  • the alkylated product will be generally less soluble than the starting reactants so that the reaction mixture can be diluted to a level at which remaining starting reactant or reactants is(are) soluble, followed by acidification and selective crystallisation of the desired product.
  • the first nitrogen compound and the second nitrogen compound are reacted with the carbonyl compound in an alkaline medium.
  • the first nitrogen compound and the second nitrogen compound are reacted with the carbonyl compound before addition of the reducing agent.
  • the product comprising at least two nitrogen groups contains at least one chiral centre, preferably at least two chiral centres.
  • the carbonyl compound is prepared in situ in the reaction medium.
  • the product comprising at least two nitrogen groups is EDDS.
  • the product comprising at least two nitrogen groups is (S,S)-EDDS.
  • the product comprising at least two nitrogen groups may be prepared in salt form by the process of the present invention.
  • the reaction solution of the present invention is preferably acidified with HCl to a pH of between 2 and 5, preferably 2-3 with cooling, for the desired product to crystallise out.
  • a preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to an alkylation process comprising reacting at least a first amino acid and a second amino acid with a carbonyl compound in the presence of a reducing agent to form a product comprising at least two nitrogen groups; wherein the carbonyl compound comprises at least two carbonyl groups.
  • the process of the present invention may include the reaction of an aldehyde or a ketone with an amine as defined in the claims in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrogenation catalyst, whereby reductive alkylation of ammonia or the amine (or reductive amination of the carbonyl compound) takes place.
  • reducing agents can be used instead of hydrogen and a catalyst, such as Zn/HCl, sodium cyanoborohydride, sodium borohydride, iron pentacarbonyl and alcoholic KOH, and formic acid.
  • a highly preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to an alkylation process comprising reacting L-aspartic acid with glyoxal in the presence of a reducing agent to form (S,S)-EDDS.
  • the process of the present invention involves the reductive N-alkylation of amino acids with glyoxal (a dialdehyde) to form a derivative which contains two molecules of the amino acid, linked together through the two nitrogen atoms by an ethyl chain.
  • the highly preferred process of the present invention involves reacting L-aspartic acid in aqueous alkaline media with glyoxal, a dialdehyde, to form the corresponding intermediate, which is subsequently reduced with sodium borohydride.
  • unreacted L-aspartic acid can be recycled.
  • alternate reducing agents such as hydrogen/catalyst is more economically viable.
  • the preferred order of addition is that of the glyoxal to the sodium L-aspartate, followed by the addition of the sodium borohydride. Further glyoxal and sodium borohydride may be added as required.
  • the carbonyl compound can be prepared in situ in the reaction medium.
  • a primary alcohol may be oxidised to the corresponding aldehyde by use of a reduced copper catalyst.
  • the primary alcohol could even be subjected to the catalysed reduction in the presence of an amine.
  • the resultant aldehyde can then be reacted with an amine to form an N-alkylamine by hydrogenolysis (such as in situ hydrogenolysis) of the intermediate.
  • R represents a suitable alkyl (which may be any one of saturated, unsaturated, unsubstituted, substituted, linear or branched) or aryl group (unsubstituted or substituted).
  • the primary alcohol could be ethylene glycol which could be oxidised to glyoxal with the reduced copper catalyst. Further reaction with L-aspartic acid produces (S,S)-EDDS under the hydrogenolysis conditions.
  • FIG. 1 is a representation of EDDS
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the preparation of EDDS by the process according to the present invention.
  • conversion refers to the weight of amino acid (i.e. the nitrogen compound) reacted (to form any product) divided by the weight of amino acid present initially ⁇ 100%.
  • selection refers to the weight of amino acid reacted to form the desired product divided by the total amount of amino acid reacted ⁇ 100%.
  • L-Aspartic acid (5.26 g, 39.5 mmoles) was placed in a reaction flask, followed by distilled water (50 ml). The pH was adjusted to 11.6 with sodium hydroxide solution (6.31 g, 78.8 mmoles, 50% w/w) and glyoxal (5.71 g, 39.4 mmoles, 40 wt % solution in water) was added. After 15 minutes, the solution was cooled (ice/water bath) and sodium borohydride (1.69 g, 44.7 mmoles) was added portion-wise over 1.5 hours.
  • L-Aspartic acid (5.39 g, 40.5 mmoles) was placed in a reaction flask, followed by distilled water (50 ml). The pH was adjusted to 13.53 with sodium hydroxide solution (50% w/w) and glyoxal (5.89 g, 40.6 mmoles, 40 wt % solution in water) was added. After 15 minutes, the solution was cooled (ice/water bath) and sodium borohydride (1.74 g, 46 mmoles) was added portion-wise over 2 hours.
  • L-Aspartic acid (5.26 g, 39.5 mmoles) was placed in a reaction flask, followed by distilled water (50 ml). The pH was adjusted to 13.5 with sodium hydroxide solution (7.71 g, 96.4 mmoles, 50% w/w) and glyoxal (5.71 g, 39.4 mmoles, 40 wt % solution in water) was added. After 1 hour, the solution was cooled to 0° C. (ice/water bath) and sodium borohydride (1.68 g, 44.4 mmoles) was added portion-wise over 15 minutes. The temperature rose to 12° C.
  • the present invention provides a novel and inventive process for preparing compounds such as EDDS, more especially (S,S)-EDDS.
  • the process of the present invention is very different from the known reactions of glyoxal with an amino acid which have been described in gel formation reactions and to produce ‘browning’ in the food industry.
  • the process of the present invention is very different from the known decarboxylation of an ⁇ -amino acid with glyoxal (i.e. Strecker degradation).

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